Mineral, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mineral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast34%—97°68°—
- MondayJul 6Showers80%—96°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm65%—86°68°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers57%—80°69°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—98°68°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%0.04″101°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm32%—81°69°-20°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mineral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23117
15-Day Forecast — Mineral
- Sun97°69°34%
- Mon96°70°80%
- Tue86°68°65%
- Wed80°69°57%
- Thu98°68°28%
- Fri101°69°33%
- Sat81°69°32%
- Sun79°66°28%
- Mon87°61°15%
- Tue93°60°11%
- Wed92°63°25%
- Thu91°64°29%
- Fri91°67°43%
- Sat94°68°35%
- Sun92°66°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Mineral
SPC has placed Mineral in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Mineral
- 23117